NR451-13805 Week 5 Assignment: ICARE

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Purpose
The purpose of the iCARE Paper assignment is to explore the concept of interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Nursing supportive actions of compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice will serve as a way to apply care concepts.

Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Applies principles of nursing, theories, and the care philosophies to self, colleagues, individuals, families, aggregates and communities throughout the healthcare system. (PO#1)
CO6: Plans clinical practice activities that integrate professional nursing standards in accordance with the Nursing Code of Ethics and the American Nurses’ Association (ANA) standards of practice. (PO#6) NR451-13805 Week 5 Assignment: ICARE

Directions
Please review the infographic as way to guide you in getting started with your assignment: Developing an Assignment with Integrity (Links to an external site.)
View a short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment: iCARE Paper Tutorial (Links to an external site.)
Getting Started: Interprofessional teams are part of practice trends we see developing in all aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment (or recent clinical setting).
For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork and patient outcomes.
Look to your current workplace as an example. (If you are not currently employed, look to a past workplace or clinical practice area.)
Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. (Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the title page and references page)
iCARE components are:
C ompassion
A dvocacy
R esilience
E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)
How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient outcomes through nursing actions of: compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice?
Select one scholarly nursing article from CINAHL as a resource for your paper.
Additional scholarly sources can be used but are optional.
When searching in the CINAHL database, please limit your search word to one component of the paper you wish to emphasize, such as ‘Resilience’. Searching for the term iCARE will not produce the results you need.
Elements of iCARE paper
Title page
Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.
Introduction: (No heading needed here in APA) Explain the type of work setting you are discussing and whether interprofessional teams are currently present. If interprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible in the setting.
Describe a nursing action item for each component below that could contribute to: interprofessional team support; how this might impact the culture of your unit or organization; and possible impact on patient outcomes.
Compassion
Advocacy
Resilience
Evidence-Based Practice
Summary: Include a summary statement of how iCARE components can support interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Address how you may be able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in your unit or organization.
References: List any references used in APA format.
Templates
The prepared paper template is RECOMMENDED for this assignment.

iCare Assignment Template (Links to an external site.) – APA 6th edition

iCare Assignment Template (Links to an external site.) – APA 7th edition

Best Practices
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The template provided is recommended.
Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
Use the rubric as a final check prior to submission to ensure all content is clearly addressed.
Scholarly Sources and Citations
Use APA format for citations and references.
Please paraphrase throughout. One short quote is permitted.
**Academic Integrity**

Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.

By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.

Week 5 iCARE Paper Grading Rubric

CriteriaRatingsPts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroductionThe type of work setting and interprofessional team features are described (improvement or type of team).
25.0 ptsIntroduction thoroughly describes the work setting and features of the interprofessional team.
22.0 ptsIntroduction describes the work setting and features of the interprofessional team.
20.0 ptsOne element from the first column is missing or lacks detail.
10.0 ptsTwo elements from the first column are missing and lack detail.
0.0 ptsThe introduction is missing. NR451-13805 Week 5 Assignment: ICARE
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCompassionNursing action related to compassion is described in support of the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes.
25.0 ptsThe nursing action related to compassion was clearly identified and support of the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes were thoroughly explained.
22.0 ptsThe nursing action related to compassion was identified and satisfactorily supported the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes.
20.0 ptsThe nursing action related to compassion was identified and one of the elements of support from the first column were missing or lacked detail.
10.0 ptsThe nursing action related to compassion lacked more than two elements of support or lacked detail.
0.0 ptsNo Marks
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAdvocacyNursing action related to advocacy is described in support of the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes.
25.0 ptsThe nursing action related to advocacy was identified and support of the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes were thoroughly explained.
22.0 ptsThe nursing action related to advocacy was identified and satisfactorily supported the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes.
20.0 ptsThe nursing related to advocacy was identified and one of the elements of support from the first column were missing or lacked detail.
10.0 ptsThe nursing action related to advocacy lacked more than two elements of support or lacked detail.
0.0 ptsThe nursing action and support elements were missing.